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[personal profile] lunabee34
Thanks for all your well wishes. Fiona is minus a baby tooth but in good spirits. :)

So, about three years ago, when she went to the dentist for the first time, you may remember that we were shocked and appalled that her little baby mouth was full of cavities. We were brushing her teeth, but apparently her mouth is tiny and crowded and whatever. She had cavities. Three grand, multiple fillings, and two silver teeth later, her mouth is perfectly fine. Hasn't had a single cavity since that initial round. I was super relieved when the dentist told us that her tooth didn't break; it was just that one of the fillings came out (again, probably when she was prying apart those Legos). So much better than her teeth being crumbly.

We were supposed to take her to the orthodontist in April because her teeth are growing in all kinds of special, but of course that was cancelled. This is a problem that runs in the family from me through to Emma and now Fiona. Emma and I both had a bunch of our baby teeth pulled because our teeth would not fit in our tiny mouths. LOL So, the dentist didn't know whether he should just replace the filling or pull the tooth; he didn't want to replace the filling only for the orthodontist to tell us when we can finally be seen that it needs to be pulled.

He called the ortho, and he said just go ahead and pull it; he said he trusted the dentist's judgment that her mouth is that crowded. I am doubly pleased about this; I am not sure when we are going to be able to reschedule the ortho appointment (that's on the agenda for today), and pulling this tooth is going to help her teeth grow in better, especially if it's months before she can be seen.

So this all worked out for the absolutely possible best. Yay!

Date: 2020-05-06 07:16 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amejisuto
I'm so glad everything went well for you and Fiona!

Date: 2020-05-06 07:54 pm (UTC)
musesfool: The Reyes family, hugging (the family that kicks ass together)
From: [personal profile] musesfool
I also had teeth removed as a child before extensive orthodontics work, because my mouth was too small to hold all my teeth. I'm glad Fiona is okay!

Date: 2020-05-07 01:23 pm (UTC)
musesfool: kara pwns all (the girl with the most cake)
From: [personal profile] musesfool
Yay Fiona!

Date: 2020-05-07 02:19 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] benbenberi
I didn't have any of my very crowded teeth removed (except for a stubborn baby tooth that refused to fall out when the permanent tooth grew in behind it). My orthodontist didn't believe in extraction of healthy teeth. But he was a perfectionist: for the next five years, I went in every 3-4 weeks for him to tweak his work till he had moved and turned every tooth in my head till they all sat precisely where they wanted them. (And then a bit of overcorrection on top, so when they were freed from their cages they slid on their own into the Right Place.) Ow ow ow ow ow! My before-and-after mouth molds were the ones he used to sell his skill to the parents of prospective patients!

Yay for Fiona's successful step on the Road to Dental Perfection!

Date: 2020-05-06 08:39 pm (UTC)
princessofgeeks: (Default)
From: [personal profile] princessofgeeks
WHEW

Date: 2020-05-07 12:24 am (UTC)
executrix: (Default)
From: [personal profile] executrix
Oh, indeed. Dentistry can produce not only misery but bills far in excess of other things that are more life-threatening. BTW it's well worth picking up some Anbesol and some of the little jars of quick-dry dental cement and keeping them in the house. Anbesol is freakin MAGIC.

Date: 2020-05-06 08:44 pm (UTC)
goss: Artwork of Lord Shiva (Default)
From: [personal profile] goss
Thank goodness! \o/

Date: 2020-05-06 09:18 pm (UTC)
corvidology: Cuppa from Sean of the Dead ([EMO] CUPPA)
From: [personal profile] corvidology
It's lovely to read that everything turned out for the best!

Date: 2020-05-06 09:56 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] independence1776
Wonderful!

Date: 2020-05-06 09:59 pm (UTC)
tabaqui: (Default)
From: [personal profile] tabaqui
Eeep!
I'm so it's basically a happy ending. Baby teeth gotta go, so it might as well go.

Date: 2020-05-06 10:34 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] forestofglory
I'm glad that worked out!

Date: 2020-05-07 12:20 am (UTC)
china_shop: Close-up of Zhao Yunlan grinning (Default)
From: [personal profile] china_shop
Yay, that's such good news! :D

Date: 2020-05-07 12:35 am (UTC)
lyr: (Shiny Kaylee: annasiconnas)
From: [personal profile] lyr
Yay!

Date: 2020-05-07 01:53 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] timespirt
I had the same problem. They pulled 4 of my teeth and then gave me braces.

Date: 2020-05-07 11:09 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] timespirt
I got the retainer after the braces. They needed to pull my teeth together after they pulled them out. They were where they could be seen when they were pulled.

Date: 2020-05-09 05:45 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] timespirt
Yeah, not wearing it is bad.

Date: 2020-05-07 03:06 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] umadoshi
Hooray! *^^*

Date: 2020-05-07 06:35 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] torachan
Whew!

Date: 2020-05-07 07:28 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] solo
Always great to have a good-news story! ♥

Date: 2020-05-07 09:16 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] chelseagirl
Yay!

Date: 2020-05-07 06:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] spikedluv
I'm glad the appointment went well! Good luck rescheduling the other appointment.

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